RHODES DER 384

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

USS RHODES DE-384
Commissioned October 25 1943 - Decommissioned June 13 1946
Reclassified Radar Picket Escort (DER) December 1 1954
USS RHODES DER-384
Recommissioned August 1 1955 - Decommissioned July 10 1963

Stricken from Naval Register August 1 1974
Sold March 1 1975 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., New York, N.Y. for scrap

Naval Covers

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Rhodes Covers Page 1 (1946-55)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

1st Commissioning October 25 1943 to June 13 1946

Locy Type P

USCS Catalog
Illustration
R-14

1946-02-09

As DE-384

2nd Commissioning August 1 1955 to July 10 1963

Locy Type
2(n) (DER)

1955-10-30

As DER-384

Other Information

RHODES earned one battle star during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

NAMESAKE - Allison Phidel Rhodes USNR (December 8 1919 - November 13 1942)
Rhodes was appointed Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve, June 2 1941 and after training was ordered to USS ATLANTA CL-51. Reporting for duty in that vessel January 10 1942, he served in her during the Battle of Midway, the landing on Guadalcanal, and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Lieutenant (junior grade) Rhodes was killed in action as his ship fought her last battle, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13 1942

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